A Technical seminar

on
High Performance Concrete
UNDER THE GUIDENCE OF
M I S S K . PA D M AVATA M M A
PRESENTED BY
C.GIRIDHAR REEDDY
1 4 B C 1 A 0 111
CONTENTS
Introduction
Mix design
Definition of HPC Mix design methods for concrete
Requirements of HPC Characteristics of HPC
Advantages of HPC
Materials of HPC Disadvantages of HPC
Classes of HPC Applications
Conclusion
Why and when HPC required
Methods for achieving High
Performance
INTRODUCTION

High performance concrete is a concrete in certain

characteristics are developed for a particular application and
environment, so that it will give excellent performance in the
structure in which it will be placed.
HPC is a concrete mixture, which posses high durability and
high strength when compared to conventional concrete.
This concrete contains some admixtures for enhance the
strength, durability and workability of concrete structures.
Definition of HPC
According to ACI :
HPC is a concrete , which meets special performance, and
uniformity requirements that can be achieved by using only
conventional materials and nominal mixing, placing and
curing practices with out bleeding and segregation.
According to Civil Engineering Research foundation :
Early age strength, Long term mechanical properties, and
Ease of placement, Toughness
REQUIREMENTS OF HPC
• Moreover, unlike usual concrete, HPC can have several
characteristics that need to met simultaneously. Among these
requirements are
1. Low permeability
2. High durability
3. High modulus of elasticity
4. Low shrinkage
5. Low creep
6. High strength
7. High and lasting workability
• Because of the large number of mixture components used in HPC
and because of the various concrete requirements that can
contradict one another, it is very difficult to use a mix design
method that gives mix proportions very close to that of the final
mixture
MATERIALS
The main ingredients of HPC are follows
1) Cement
2) Fine aggregate
3) Coarse aggregates
4) water
5) Mineral admixtures
6) Chemical admixtures
HIGH PERFORMANCE CONCRETE
 Concrete may be regarded as high performance for several
reasons
 High strength
 High workability
 high durability
 Improves visual appearance
CLASSES OF HPC
• HPC can be divided into five classes. The division of HPC into five
classes is not a arbitrary as it seems at first glance, but derives
rather from a combination of experience and the present state of the
art. This classification might become codified in the near future as
progress takes place in our comprehension of the different
phenomena involved in making HPC.

HPC
Class- i Class-ii Class-iii Class-iv Class-v
(50Mpa) (75Mpa) (100Mpa) (125Mpa) (150Mpa)
WHY AND WHEN HPC REQUIRED

 Concrete is most widely used building material, it will improves

durability, strength and several benefits

 HPC is used in several exposure conditions when there is

danger to concrete by attacks
PROPOSED METHOD
METHODS FOR ACHIEVING HIGH
PERFORMANCE

 Better Durability performance has been achieved by using high

strength concrete, Low w/c ratio of concrete
 Two approaches to achieve durability of concrete
 Reducing the capillary pore system such that no Fluid movement can
occur
 Creating chemically active binding sites
HIGH PERFORMANCE CONCRETE
• If concrete is considered in terms of its water/binder ratio, a high-
performance concrete is a concrete having a low water/binder ratio.
BUT HOW LOW ?
• A value of about 0.40 is suggested as the boundary between usual
concretes and high performance concretes.
• This 0.040 value, which might be perceived as being totally arbitrary,
is based on the fact that it is very difficult, if not impossible, to make a
workable and place-able concrete with OPC, without the use of a
super-plasticizer, if the water/binder ratio is lower than 0.40.
• Moreover, this value is close to the theoretical value suggested by
powers to ensure full hydration of Portland cement.
• This value denotes concretes that are starting to present autogenous
shrinkage, which can develop when cement hydrates
 CONT…
• It is evident that a 0.38 water/binder ratio concrete is not very
much stronger and will not exhibit much better performance
than a 0.42 one.
• But if the water/binder ratio deviates significantly from the0.40
value, usually concretes and HPC have not only quite different
compressive strengths but also quite different microstructures
and quite different overall performances.
MIX DESIGN
• It will always be difficult to develop a theoretical mix design
method that can be used universally with any combination of
Portland cement, supplementary cementitious materials, any
aggregates and any admixture
• In spite of the fact that all the components of a concrete must
fulfill some standardize acceptance criteria, these criteria are too
bored.
• To a certain extent the same properties of fresh and hardened
concrete can be achieved in different ways from the same
materials.
MIX DESIGN METHODS FOR CONCRETE

• ACI 211-1 Standard Practice for selecting proportions for

normal, heavy weight and mass concrete
• ACI 363 R state of the art report on High-Strength Concrete
• Proposed method from writer of book
• De Larrard method (De Larrard, 1990)
• Mehta and Aitcin simplified method
Step by step procedure of mix design
according to AVI 211-1
Slump selection

Determination of MSA

Amount of mixing water

air content

Selection of W/C ratio

Cement content

Amount of coarse
aggregate
Calculation of the
amount of sand

Moisture adjustment

TRIAL BATCH
CHARACTERISTICS OF HPC
 High early strength and continued development of strength
 Very low permeability
 High resistant to chemical attack
 Low heat of hydration
 Low water binder ratio
 Low bleeding and plastic shrinkage
 Low porosity of cement paste
 High durability and long life
 Compaction without segregation
 Toughness and impact resistance
Advantages
 Speed of construction
 Reduction in member size and form work
Longer spans and Fewer beams for same loading
 Higher seismic resistance
 Improved Durability
 Abrasion resistance
 High Tensile strength
 Greater stiffness
 Reduced maintenance and repairs
 Extended life cycle
DISADVANTAGES
 An Extended Quality Control
 Concrete can be damaged at very high temperature
 Special Constituents
 Manufactured and Placed carefully
 Additional tests
APPLICATIONS
 Pavements
 Bridges
 High rise buildings
 Miscellaneous applications
CONCLUSION
 The materials all to be proportioned effectively to deliver the
mix with the most desirable properties for placements,
finishing, curing.
 It will required less skill and effort to place
 It will look better with no appearance defects
 High durability and many advantages
THANK YOU….